Heap-based buffer overflow in SANE Backends - CVE-2023-46052

Vulnerability identifier: #VU93878

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46052

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the init_options() function in backend/test.c. A local user can pass a specially crafted configuration file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash it.

SANE Backends
openEuler
sane-backends
sane-backends-drivers-cameras
sane-backends-debugsource
sane-backends-debuginfo
sane-backends-drivers-scanners
sane-backends-daemon
sane-backends-devel
sane-backends-libs
sane-backends-help

Install updates from vendor's website.

SANE Backends - update to 1.3.0
sane-backends - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-drivers-cameras - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-debugsource - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-debuginfo - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-drivers-scanners - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-daemon - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-devel - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-libs - update to 1.0.28-12
sane-backends-help - update to 1.0.28-12

• https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/issues/709
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/69

• Multiple vulnerabilities in SANE Backends
• openEuler update for sane-backends